
Future Shop Podcast with WSL
Our podcast focuses on how shoppers are transforming retail and what you need to do about it. Retail strategist and shopping futurist Wendy Liebmann shares her passionate, unvarnished shopper-centric view of where retail is headed. She interviews experts in retail, marketing, insights, design, education, and more. She and the WSL team regularly share excerpts from WSL’s latest proprietary shopper research about what’s coming next. The Future Shop Podcast is a no-holds-barred view of what shoppers want, what you need to deliver, who’s getting it right, and who’s getting it wrong. And why. In this fast and furious view, you will begin to understand how to anticipate the future that’s emerging right under your nose. WSL Strategic Retail is a leader in shopper insights and retail strategy. It helps clients around the world anticipate change in order to grow in the near and longer-term. It is recognized for its ground-breaking How America Shops® and How the World Shops research. Visit us at: www.wslstrategicretail.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 93 episodes
Future Shop Podcast with WSL
Latest Episodes
EP93: Generative AI, Tariffs, and Flexible Leadership with Justin Honaman, AWS
In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Justin Honaman, Head of Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Business Development at Amazon Web Services, about the impact of the latest technologies transforming business. They disc...
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Season 5
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Episode 93
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28:26

EP92: How Retail Can Bring Accessible Health Care to Communities Everyday with Kevin Host, Walmart
In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Kevin Host, SVP Health & Wellness Pharmacy at Walmart about how the retailer is bringing accessible health care to communities across the US, every day and in times of crisis. They...
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Season 5
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Episode 92
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33:06

EP91: How To Grow a Specialty Retail Business in Chaotic Times with Anna Harman, Studs
In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Anna Harman, CEO and co-founder of Studs, the specialty ear piercing and earring retailer, with 33+ stores and e-commerce site, founded in 2019 just in time for Covid. They discuss:<...
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Season 5
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Episode 91
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36:29

EP90: The Next Revolution in Shopper Insights with Keith Sleight
In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Keith Sleight, expert in “shopping understanding”, who most recently lead the Shopper Centre of Excellence at Unilever, about the state of shopper insights and where it’s headed.They discus...
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Season 5
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Episode 90
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36:10

EP89: Investing in the Future of Retail – Where, Why, How with Diana Melencio
In this episode, Wendy Liebmann talks to Diana Melencio, partner at XRC Ventures, an investor in the early-stage intersection of consumer behavior and technology, and its investment approach in the health, beauty, and technology sectors....
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Season 5
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Episode 89
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42:45
